Daughter Cries During Taping Of Crash That Killed Her Parents. She Hopes The Segment Will Gain A Lead On The Suspect Who Fled.

''Do you remember what she said last?'' Faulkner asked Osceola County paramedic Steve Pennington.

The question concerned her mother's final words last March after a head-on collision with another vehicle. In the months since, Faulkner has come to terms with her parents' deaths but still has unanswered questions.

As Pennington recalled how John and Virginia Constable of Davenport died in the accident, technicians of NBC's Unsolved Mysteries sprayed fake rain to recreate the scene of the accident.

The Constables were killed by a man who police say was driving under the influence of alcohol on a rain-slicked State Road 545. The accident was just a few miles away from Fantasy Heights Boulevard, a rural two-lane paved road where the re-enactment of the accident was taped this week.

John Constable, 71, was killed instantly. His wife, Virginia, 70, died less than two hours later.

The suspect, James White, then 33, was injured in the accident and taken to Kissimmee Memorial Hospital. Three days later, he walked out of the hospital and hasn't been seen since.

Months later, Faulkner, of Jacksonville, wrote producers hoping the show would lead to White's arrest.

''The only thing I want to do is to catch this guy,'' Faulkner said. ''I go through that accident every day.''

Faulkner, a registered nurse, is in Central Florida this week for the taping of the segment, which began Monday and ends today. The story is expected to be about 10 minutes long and is tentatively scheduled to air nationwide on Feb. 19. Locally the show airs at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on WESH-Channel 2.

Faulkner and her husband, Calvin, were mingling, watching directors, producers and technicians Tuesday when, for the first time, they met two paramedics who tried to save her mother.

Pennington and Jackie Spence were among those who rushed to the accident on that overcast day in March. They were two of about a dozen paramedics in blue sweatshirts emblazoned with ''Osceola County Fire Rescue'' who were helping re-enact the emergency call.

As paramedics stood waiting for the tape to roll under bright sunny skies, Pennington recalled how he found Virginia Constable inside her car still strapped in by her seat belt.

''Basically, she just said she couldn't breathe,'' Pennington told Faulkner. ''To be honest with you, I thought she was going to be fine. I was shocked when I found out she died.

''If it's any consolation, I don't think she remembered anything that happened. She wasn't coherent. I'm sure of that.''

When Faulkner heard of her parent's death she was stunned, especially since she had talked to her mother just 15 minutes before. The Constables were going to spend a few days with their daughter, who had just had surgery.

''It came as a shock,'' Faulkner said. ''When we talked, she said Dad was packing the suitcases.''

On Tuesday, when a car and truck collided as part of the re-enactment, Faulkner began crying.

White was charged with two counts of manslaughter while driving under the influence, said Carolyn van Zant, an assistant state attorney in Osceola. The North Carolina man's blood-alcohol level measured 0.22 percent, more than twice the 0.10 percent legal limit, according to police.

He is listed as a fugitive in national crime computers. Local authorities plan to extradite if he is found. The maximum sentence for a count of drunken-driving manslaughter, a second-degree felony, is 15 years in prison. However, the state's sentencing guidelines would determine actual sentencing. Law officials say they're glad the Unsolved Mysteries crew is in town.

''We're supportive of the those shows,'' said Sgt. Max Raterman, spokesman for Osceola County Sheriff's Office. ''We feel they represent good television in the sense they provide a good social service.''

Producers of the show say that since the show premiered in January 1987, it has resulted in 102 cases being solved so far.

Bev Bogle and her husband, Herb, two of the Constable's neighbors who showed up at the taping, hoped the segment about their friends would be one that is solved.

''I hope they find him,'' Bev Bogle said. ''Hopefully, all this will do some good.''